Collection, 1943-1954.

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Collection, 1943-1954.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29924049

Contains baseball cards, programs, magazine and newspaper articles, scrapbooks, and photographs of the Chicks. The material focuses on Risinger's years as a pitcher on the team, 1949-1954.

1.5 cu. ft.

Grand Rapids Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7280570

Grand Rapids Public Library

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley, which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the United States. Over 600 women played in the league, which eventually consisted of 10 teams located in the American Midwest. With the entry of the United States into World War II, several major league baseball executives started a new professional league wit...

Risinger, Helen Earlene, 1927-

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Risinger (Nicknamed "Beans") was born in Hess, Okla. in 1927. She joined the Grand Rapids Chicks, baseball team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, in 1949 and played with the team until it disbanded after the 1954 season. She remained in Grand Rapids, ultimately working as a nurse, until retiring in 1992. From the description of Collection, 1943-1954. (Grand Rapids Public Library). WorldCat record id: 29924049 ...

Grand Rapids Chicks.

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